Niemeyera antiloga
(F. Muell.) T. D. Penn.
Brown pearwood, Plum boxwood, Milky plum
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Description
A tree. Young stems and buds have rusty hairs. The bark is greyish-brown and smooth or with fine cracks. It has milky sap. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are entire and narrowly oval. They are 4-13 cm long. The flowers are small and creamy-green and in clusters. They are in the axils of leaves or on leafless small branches. The fruit are round and 3-5 cm across. They are bluish-black when ripe. They have one seed.
Edible Uses
The round bluish-black fruits are edible when ripe.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wetter rainforest and along gullies.
Where It Grows
Australia*, New Guinea,
Synonyms
References (1)
- Melzer, R. & Plumb, J., 2011, Plants of Capricornia. Belgamba, Rockhampton. p 333
